For Ricardo Carillo, taking over the life of the swordsman Markasset on the desert world of Gandalara had its compensations: a strong young body, a beautiful fiancée, and a mighty telepathic warcat named Keeshah, who obeyed his every command. It also had its problems. Markasset had many enemies, and one was out for blood. So Ricardo and Keeshah left Raithskar to join the Sharith (the warrior brotherhood of warcat riders). But trouble followed....

5 out of 5 stars

Just as good as I remember.

By
Laura
on
08-13-13

The Steel of Raithskar

Gandalara, Book 1

By:
Randall Garrett,
Vicki Ann Heydron

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
61

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
59

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
58

When the fireball hit the cruise ship, Ricardo Carillo was already on his way out - a terminally ill language professor. He regained consciousness as a well man in the desert...only it wasn't a desert on Earth, and he was called Markasset, a master swordsman, son of a powerful leader, and a man on the run, accused of murder and the theft of a precious, sacred jewel. With the aid of Keeshah, a great war-cat with which he shared a telepathic link, he set out to clear his newfound name....

5 out of 5 stars

So glad these have come to audio books

By
Laura
on
08-07-13

The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice

By:
Robin Hobb

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,652

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,603

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,636

With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace,
Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't tell my wife

By
Jim "The Impatient"
on
04-21-12

Fool's Errand

Tawny Man, Book 1

By:
Robin Hobb

Narrated by:
James Langton

Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,029

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,758

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,761

For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny. Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished.

5 out of 5 stars

Hobb is Golden

By
Holly Helscher
on
09-21-14

Columbus Day

Expeditionary Force, Book 1

By:
Craig Alanson

Narrated by:
R.C. Bray

Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
19,541

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
18,585

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
18,547

The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the Native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon came ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There went the good old days, when humans got killed only by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.

5 out of 5 stars

Sci Fi I didn't know I wanted

By
Gary Glenn
on
06-27-17

The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent

By:
Larry Correia

Narrated by:
Adam Baldwin

Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,561

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,983

Story

4 out of 5 stars
6,970

Have you ever seen a planet invaded by rampaging space mutants from another dimension or Nazi dinosaurs from the future? Don't let this happen to you! Rifts happen, so you should be ready when universes collide. A policy with Stranger & Stranger can cover all of your interdimensional insurance needs. Rated "Number One in Customer Satisfaction" for three years running, no claim is too big or too weird for Tom Stranger to handle.

5 out of 5 stars

Someone owes me a new keyboard

By
Aimee M
on
05-24-16

The Glass of Dyskornis

Gandalara, Book 2

By:
Randall Garrett,
Vicki Ann Heydron

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
46

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

For Ricardo Carillo, taking over the life of the swordsman Markasset on the desert world of Gandalara had its compensations: a strong young body, a beautiful fiancée, and a mighty telepathic warcat named Keeshah, who obeyed his every command. It also had its problems. Markasset had many enemies, and one was out for blood. So Ricardo and Keeshah left Raithskar to join the Sharith (the warrior brotherhood of warcat riders). But trouble followed....

5 out of 5 stars

Just as good as I remember.

By
Laura
on
08-13-13

The Steel of Raithskar

Gandalara, Book 1

By:
Randall Garrett,
Vicki Ann Heydron

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
61

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
59

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
58

When the fireball hit the cruise ship, Ricardo Carillo was already on his way out - a terminally ill language professor. He regained consciousness as a well man in the desert...only it wasn't a desert on Earth, and he was called Markasset, a master swordsman, son of a powerful leader, and a man on the run, accused of murder and the theft of a precious, sacred jewel. With the aid of Keeshah, a great war-cat with which he shared a telepathic link, he set out to clear his newfound name....

5 out of 5 stars

So glad these have come to audio books

By
Laura
on
08-07-13

The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice

By:
Robin Hobb

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,652

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,603

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,636

With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace,
Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't tell my wife

By
Jim "The Impatient"
on
04-21-12

Fool's Errand

Tawny Man, Book 1

By:
Robin Hobb

Narrated by:
James Langton

Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,029

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,758

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,761

For fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny. Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished.

5 out of 5 stars

Hobb is Golden

By
Holly Helscher
on
09-21-14

Columbus Day

Expeditionary Force, Book 1

By:
Craig Alanson

Narrated by:
R.C. Bray

Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
19,541

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
18,585

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
18,547

The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the Native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon came ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There went the good old days, when humans got killed only by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.

5 out of 5 stars

Sci Fi I didn't know I wanted

By
Gary Glenn
on
06-27-17

The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent

By:
Larry Correia

Narrated by:
Adam Baldwin

Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,561

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,983

Story

4 out of 5 stars
6,970

Have you ever seen a planet invaded by rampaging space mutants from another dimension or Nazi dinosaurs from the future? Don't let this happen to you! Rifts happen, so you should be ready when universes collide. A policy with Stranger & Stranger can cover all of your interdimensional insurance needs. Rated "Number One in Customer Satisfaction" for three years running, no claim is too big or too weird for Tom Stranger to handle.

5 out of 5 stars

Someone owes me a new keyboard

By
Aimee M
on
05-24-16

You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)

A Memoir

By:
Felicia Day

Narrated by:
Felicia Day,
Joss Whedon - foreword

Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,052

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
6,675

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,646

In the tradition of
#Girlboss and Mindy Kaling's
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir from online entertainment mogul, actress, and "queen of the geeks" Felicia Day about her unusual upbringing, her rise to Internet stardom, and embracing her individuality to find success in Hollywood.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't dismiss this one out of hand!

By
John S.
on
09-09-15

What the F

What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves

By:
Benjamin K. Bergen

Narrated by:
Benjamin K. Bergen

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
806

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
744

Story

4 out of 5 stars
735

Nearly everyone swears - whether it's over a few too many drinks, in reaction to a stubbed toe, or in flagrante delicto. And yet we sit idly by as words are banned from television and censored in books. We insist that people excise profanity from their vocabularies, and we punish children for yelling the very same dirty words that we'll mutter in relief seconds after they fall asleep. Swearing, it seems, is an intimate part of us that we have decided to selectively deny.

5 out of 5 stars

Who knew...

By
Sharey
on
04-16-17

The Lost World

By:
Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by:
Glen McCready

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,543

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,392

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,394

Here is the precursor to
Jurassic Park. Victorian explorers have heard there is a remote plateau where dinosaurs still survive, and a group set outs on a dangerous mission to find out more about it.

5 out of 5 stars

Wit and Drama

By
Simon Fraser
on
07-26-09

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

By:
Kelly Barnhill

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,547

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,219

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,206

Every year the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.

5 out of 5 stars

Extraordinary Listening Experience

By
Gunnyvil
on
12-18-16

Daughter of Dragons

The Legacy of Dragons, Book 1

By:
Jack Campbell

Narrated by:
MacLeod Andrews

Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,728

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,537

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,525

The world of Dematr had been locked unchanging for centuries by the Great Guilds, most people living in a world of oil lamps, crossbows, and horse cavalry, the Mechanics reserving to themselves the technology for steam locomotives, rifles, and far-talkers while the Mages treated all others as if they were nothing - until Master Mechanic Mari, dragon slayer and pirate queen, and Master of Mages Alain raised the army of the new day to free their world.

3 out of 5 stars

Teen emotion

By
Ray
on
08-28-17

English Grammar Boot Camp

By:
The Great Courses

Narrated by:
Professor Anne Curzan Ph.D. University of Michigan

Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
721

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
649

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
638

Grammar! For many of us, the word triggers memories of finger-wagging schoolteachers, and of wrestling with the ambiguous and complicated rules of using formal language. But what is grammar? In fact, it's the integral basis of how we speak and write. As such, a refined awareness of grammar opens a world of possibilities for both your pleasure in the English language and your skill in using it, in both speech and the written word.

5 out of 5 stars

The best lecture series what I have ever heard

By
Mark
on
04-21-17

Publisher's Summary

Raiders of the Sacred Stone

Somewhere in Eddarta, stolen by a treacherous assassin, lay the Ra'ira, the most precious jewel of the burning desert world of Gandalara. Armed with the steel sword of Serkajon, Rikardon and his telepathic warcat Keeshah seek the sacred stone. With the aid of Tarani, a beautiful illusionist with a mysterious past, they make a daring raid on Eddarta's royal citadel - to rescue the gem before its awesome powers can be used for destruction.